Lyrics:

I met my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by that riverside
I met my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside

Well, I asked her for a little kiss
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by that riverside
I asked her for a little kiss
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside

She said: 'Have patience, little man
I'm sure you'll understand
I hardly know you're name'
I said: 'If I can have my way
Maybe some sweet day
My name and yours will be the same,'

I'd wed my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Way down by the riverside
Down by that riverside
I'd wed my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Way down by the riverside
Down by that riverside

She said: 'Have patience, little man
I'm sure you'll understand
I hardly know you're name,'
I said: 'If I can have my way
Maybe some sweet day
My name and yours will be the same'

I'd wed my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Way down by the riverside
Down by that riverside
I'd wed my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Way down by the riverside
Down by that riverside